.30 Luger bullets

Doug · 12-28-2001, 12:52 PM

Huntingtons has Hornady .30 Luger 93 gr FMJ for $14 per 100. This is a special run so I don't know how long they will last.

John D. · 12-28-2001, 09:05 PM

Do you know the overall diameter of these bullets?

TIA!

Doug · 12-29-2001, 12:29 AM

Here's the specs. Diameter .308 length .529 round nose hard copper jacket with exposed lead core, weight 93 gr.

http://www.huntingtons.com/Bullet-HornadySpcl.html

Thor · 12-29-2001, 12:32 AM

Old Western Scrounger lists BOTH bullets for $10.14 per hundred. I have loaded the 93 gr bullet and have good luck with as long as the expander plug is for a .308 and not a .310 bullet. ~Thot

Thor · 12-29-2001, 12:34 AM

Old Western Scrounger ad, looks like same bullets:

http://www.ows-ammunition.com/cgi-bin/catalog25/scan/se=BULLETS/se=HORNADY/mp

Lonnie Zimmerman · 12-29-2001, 01:59 AM

Weren"t .308 bullets for the .30 Mauser and .30 Luger bullets larger? I could be wrong, but don"t think so.

Lonnie

Thor · 12-29-2001, 02:12 AM

Lonnie, you are sure right about the 30 Luger, most measure .309-.310" but getting those diameter bullets are damn near impossible unless you cast and size them or take the .311" or .312" jacketed bullets and size them down to .3095+-" one thousands at a time (Hugh Clark's trick) The accuracy of a .308" diameter bullet in the 30 Luger barrel CAN be phenomenal, so I dont bother with the sizing stuff. See attached picture of the 0.8" group I fired with the .308" Hornady bullets! I doubt I could have done any better with a .310" bullet. ~Thor~

http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/30LugerTarget.jpg

Lonnie Zimmerman · 12-29-2001, 07:47 PM

Thor; another impressive group! Have you tried bigger bullets in this gun?

Lonnie

Thor · 12-29-2001, 07:50 PM

Nope, it belongs to Bill Stanley, he lives in your neck of the woods, and he has it back now! He hand loads so I imagine he would load what I used. Like I said, why try to mess with perfection, when you gotta size the bullets. I guess there are places you can buy LEAD CAST bullets sized to the diamter you want but I prefer jacketed ones. ~Thor~

Hugh · 12-30-2001, 12:42 AM

I can supply Hornady XTP & Speer Gold Dot .312 (32 cal), bullets in 60 gr, 85 gr or 100 gr, resized to .3095 for $20/100 PP.

12-28-2001, 12:52 PM	#1
Doug User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 168 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	.30 Luger bullets Huntingtons has Hornady .30 Luger 93 gr FMJ for $14 per 100. This is a special run so I don't know how long they will last.

12-28-2001, 09:05 PM	#2
John D. Administrator & Site Owner LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A Little NE of Somewhere... Posts: 2,651 Thanks: 477 Thanked 515 Times in 128 Posts	Hi Doug....! Do you know the overall diameter of these bullets? TIA!

12-29-2001, 12:29 AM	#3
Doug User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: USA Posts: 168 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bullet diameter Here's the specs. Diameter .308 length .529 round nose hard copper jacket with exposed lead core, weight 93 gr. http://www.huntingtons.com/Bullet-HornadySpcl.html

12-29-2001, 12:32 AM	#4
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Re: Bullet diameter Old Western Scrounger lists BOTH bullets for $10.14 per hundred. I have loaded the 93 gr bullet and have good luck with as long as the expander plug is for a .308 and not a .310 bullet. ~Thot

12-29-2001, 12:34 AM	#5
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Re: Bullet diameter Old Western Scrounger ad, looks like same bullets: http://www.ows-ammunition.com/cgi-bin/catalog25/scan/se=BULLETS/se=HORNADY/mp

12-29-2001, 01:59 AM	#6
Lonnie Zimmerman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 523 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Bullet diameter Weren"t .308 bullets for the .30 Mauser and .30 Luger bullets larger? I could be wrong, but don"t think so. Lonnie

12-29-2001, 02:12 AM	#7
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Re: 30 Luger Accuracy-308" Bullets Lonnie, you are sure right about the 30 Luger, most measure .309-.310" but getting those diameter bullets are damn near impossible unless you cast and size them or take the .311" or .312" jacketed bullets and size them down to .3095+-" one thousands at a time (Hugh Clark's trick) The accuracy of a .308" diameter bullet in the 30 Luger barrel CAN be phenomenal, so I dont bother with the sizing stuff. See attached picture of the 0.8" group I fired with the .308" Hornady bullets! I doubt I could have done any better with a .310" bullet. ~Thor~ http://boards.rennlist.com/upload/30LugerTarget.jpg

12-29-2001, 07:47 PM	#8
Lonnie Zimmerman User Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 523 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 30 Luger Accuracy-308" Bullets Thor; another impressive group! Have you tried bigger bullets in this gun? Lonnie

12-29-2001, 07:50 PM	#9
Thor User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Posts: 4,583 Thanks: 958 Thanked 970 Times in 276 Posts	Re: 30 Luger Accuracy-308" Bullets Nope, it belongs to Bill Stanley, he lives in your neck of the woods, and he has it back now! He hand loads so I imagine he would load what I used. Like I said, why try to mess with perfection, when you gotta size the bullets. I guess there are places you can buy LEAD CAST bullets sized to the diamter you want but I prefer jacketed ones. ~Thor~

12-30-2001, 12:42 AM	#10
Hugh RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Southeast Texas Swamp Posts: 2,460 Thanks: 2 Thanked 165 Times in 64 Posts	Re: .30 Luger bullets I can supply Hornady XTP & Speer Gold Dot .312 (32 cal), bullets in 60 gr, 85 gr or 100 gr, resized to .3095 for $20/100 PP.